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Former student guiding years-in-the-making trip; next Sunday News June 22 Since launching Four Bites on Dec. 1, 2023, my fledgling publication has offered 269 posts in 553 days. Now it’s vacation time. Here’s the skinny: There will be no Four Bites Sunday News column on June 8 or June 15. Instead of restaurant reviews on […]
Ivan “Manito” Gonzalez leads family crew offering family-friendly meals Quesabirria tacos and broth at Manito Taco Shop. The list of things that make me thankful for the Covid pandemic is short. Manito Taco Shop is near the top. Before the pandemic, Ivan “Manito” Gonzalez, a native of Monterrey, Mexico, managed a restaurant. When the shutters came down, […]
Meet cookbook authors at Read It & Eat series, searching for vegan with wine list Homesickness has done more for Buffalo’s eating possibilities than most of us realize. This week’s example: Emily Gonzalez missed home, and Buffalo got conchas. At a panaderia, the sweet buns known as conchas are named after the seashells they resemble. […]
Traditional vegan dishes plus souvlaki, spanakopita, and chicken lemon rice soup star Chicken souvlaki wrap, hummus, tabouli, and falafel at Natalie’s Mediterranean Eatery on Millersport Highway in Amherst. Over two decades, Natalie’s Mediterranean Eatery has earned a spot in Eggertsville’s hearts and stomachs. Its chicken lemon rice soup is reputed to have healing properties, fans say, its […]
Sofra’s Turkish for mildly adventurous diners, Copping honored for Moriarty image Local frozen pizza startup Vinnie’s Minis has already landed its air-fryer-friendly single-serving pies in local stores, carving out a slice of the $7 billion U.S. frozen pizza market. Now it’s opened a retail bakery and pizza shop at its Niagara Falls headquarters, offering bread, pizza, and […]
In 20 years of service, Rob and Melissa Kudel have built a Niagara County destination If you remember potato skins, Bandana’s housemade skins might strike a chord. Rob Kudel was 26, running the kitchen at Cozumel, when the bandana became his signature look. Not only to satisfy health code while keeping sweat out of his […]
Louisiana Cookery launches Barker hours, where to find an old-school salad bar One of the best-hidden weekday breakfast and lunch spots in Buffalo is worth finding, on the third floor of 500 Seneca. At the heart of a six-story rehabbed office building, Steven Hummel and Morgan Molsino are luring people hungry for good food, and some […]
There’s smoked cheesecake with loganberry sauce for dessert, of course Large sampler at Yankee BBQ. There is nothing flashy about Southern barbecue, meat cooked long and slow in a woodsmoke atmosphere. After all, barbecue’s United States roots were in Southern plantations, where enslaved people made the best of gnarly cuts after hams, chops, and tenderloins […]
Why Marble + Rye cheeseburger rules, immigrant cooks who shape Buffalo’s menu At long last, a proper Chinese barbecue counter and bakery have opened in Buffalo. Well, in Amherst. Asia Food Market, 2055 Niagara Falls Blvd., has started opening the Wal-Mart-sized commercial space next door. Notably, with freshly roasted meats in the Chinese style. Bubbly, crackly […]
If white tablecloths and big-ticket prices make your mom squirm, she’s got company With Mother’s Day approaching, I’d like to take the opportunity to tell you where my mother, Phyllis Galarneau, likes to eat. I love my mom. I know she stiffens up around starched white tablecloths, flinching when she opens a menu and sees […]
Patatas bravas, octopus carpaccio, and pan-seared cod highlight Andrew Berger’s menu Pan-seared cod with prawns, zucchini noodles, and pine nuts, at Iron Tail Tavern. Fielding questions from people hungry for specific cuisines shapes my list of world flavors Buffalo misses most. The list has gotten shorter in recent years. Sofra, a Turkish restaurant, opened in Depew, […]
One Thammasithikoun opens One Thai Food, bet on Jay’s Artisan for pizza date Over 23 years, I’ve walked from Washington Street to Main Street through 617 Main St., the space next to the Market Arcade in Buffalo’s Theater District, hundreds of times. Birth announcements followed by funeral proceedings made the dark interior even more foreboding. […]
Packet broth merchants can’t compete with Vathanathavone Inthalasy’s long-simmered elixirs There are dozens of Buffalo restaurants selling versions of Asian noodle soups, but only a few offer bowls that make me want to return for a second helping. The difference is in the broth, not the showy stuff floating on top. The banal broth found […]
Taylor and Supples offer Buffalo immigrant-driven hang-worthy space Five immigrant restaurant owners are back in business at 617 Main St., with freshly upgraded kitchens and a new shot at success, as International House and Bar Flamant Rose opens today in the Theater District. Abyssinian Ethiopian Cuisine, Nile River Restaurant, Pattaya Street Food, and Pinoy Boi are back in business. La Divina Tacos, […]